Tangshan Crisp Sugar

Tangshan Crisp Sugar

　　Tangshan Crisp Sugar has a history of over a hundred years and is as famous as Tangshan Hemp Sugar. This product is made by simmering grain crops such as rice and wheat into syrup by hand, then refining it with pure peanut powder. It has a golden color and is about the size of a 10-centimeter-long gold bar. Upon tasting, it is incredibly sweet, crisp, and fragrant, leaving a delightful aftertaste, and it is highly nutritious, even loved by toothless elders and children.

　　Peanut Crisp Sugar is one of the most well-known traditional Han Chinese snacks in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Its place of origin is Chagetzhuang in Luannan County, Tangshan. It can be purchased in cities such as Beijing, Wuhan, and Guangzhou. Compared to Honey Hemp Sugar, the sweetness of Peanut Crisp Sugar is better described as “rich” or “intensely fragrant.” Peanut Crisp Sugar is a distinctive product developed from the evolution of Bean Flour Crisp Sugar. It is made by roasting peanuts, grinding them into powder, mixing them evenly with white sugar to form peanut crumbs, and then combining them with maltose dough to create the crisp sugar. It has a sweet, tender flavor and is rich with the fragrant crunchiness of peanuts.

　　Peanuts and granulated sugar are blended together by skilled artisans and then “pulled” into slender sugar rolls. With one bite, they instantly shatter into countless pieces. High-quality Peanut Crisp Sugar melts in your mouth and definitely does not stick to your teeth. It is both nutritious and delicious, truly making it the “healthiest sweet treat.”

　　Crisp Sugar is made from peanuts, white granulated sugar, wheat flour, icing sugar, rose candy, sesame oil, and maltose. The production method involves first roasting the peanuts, then grinding them into fine crumbs. The sugar is simmered into syrup and mixed with the other ingredients in proportion until it turns a golden-yellow color. Then it is rolled into thin sheets, layered neatly, cut into standardized strips, and served once cooled.